Steam gamified gaming with new Trading Card and Badge mechanic

Gamified sites are nothing new. Read an article, watch a video, comment, and earn XP for it. Earning points towards a completely pointless goal, but one that gives meaning to all those clicks you do online.

Steam is about to do something very similar, and yet, it feels natural. Steam Trading Cards are essentially achievements, that you acquire during gameplay on select titles. Once you collect a set of cards for a game, you can then craft a game badge. Each of these badges then have a certain XP attached to them, which will level you up every time you craft a new badge, and increase your overall Steam level.